Excuses Vs. Results

I thought I'd include a picture from yesterday's fishing trip. What a beautiful setting. Part of me wanted to just stay and diddle the day away, but I knew that wasn't realistic. It kind of reminded me of seeing a delicious dish, eating a serving and deciding I want more just because I like it. Moderation is the key in all things.

When I arrived home I was hungry, even though I'd brought an apple to snack on while I was gone. I'm not saying I was "starving" just hungry, and tired, and unmotivated. It would have been so easy to snack on some chips (in the house for hubby's lunches). My mind almost went there...but before I left, I'd decided I'd eat some steamed okra straight from the garden. Having a plan does help. I grabbed the bag of washed veggies from the frig, dumped them in a baking pan with a little water, put them in the oven and went to work on some of the promo work I'm doing for Promo 101 Virtual Blog Tours.

The veggies were satisfying but my next challenge was to get an article written about the Pineapple Diet for Hypertension. It was almost time for my exercise appointment. Would I let work overtake my new-found plans. No. This no excuses approach really helps. I kept my appointment. The plan was to walk three miles. Once I was out there more excuses tried to derail me. After all it's hot...and maybe I should just do two miles.... The result: Ta-Da...I made it three miles in about 52 minutes, and I still finished my article.